Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal hires Schubert as a reporter

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has hired Keith Schubert to cover banking and finance, professional services, legal news, and sports business with an emphasis on the business of golf. Here is an excerpt from a Q&A with Schubert: What generated your interest in working for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal? As a journalist, I am […]

Denver Biz Journal hires Romano as money reporter

The Denver Business Journal has named Analisa Romano as its new money reporter. A story on its website states, “Romano is a graduate of Golden High School and the University of Colorado Boulder, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. “She is a former local government reporter at the Greeley Tribune, where she won […]

Houston Biz Journal hires Loy as data reporter

Wyatt Loy has joined the Houston Business Journal as a data reporter. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “As the data reporter, Loy’s primary focus will be on the Lists, which are some of the most well-read items produced at the HBJ. They will be responsible for creating content surrounding data from the Lists and […]

Buffalo Business First adds two new editorial staffers

Buffalo Business First has appointed Hassan Green as a projects editor and Jacob Tierney as a reporter. Green will compile the popular lists that appear weekly online and, in the paper, and make up the annual 300-page Book of Lists. He will also work on special publications and projects. An excerpt from the announcement reads: […]

Denver Biz Journal publisher Pitts is retiring

Denver Business Journal publisher Kevin Pitts announced his retirement Tuesday. Business Journal editor in chief Kourtney Geers writes, “He has held the role in the Mile High City since October 2018, when he relocated from North Carolina. Pitts previously served as publisher and market president of the Charlotte Business Journal starting in 2008. Both media companies are part of […]

Dawn Wotapka’s Media Movers: In conversation with ACBJ’s Beth Hunt

This week, we talk with Beth Hunt, senior director of editorial talent development and a weekly columnist for the American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business newsweeklies, with 44 publications coast-to-coast reaching more than 3.6 million readers weekly. Business journals are woven into the fabric of their communities: They cheerlead for […]

Houston Biz Journal hires Nair as tech and innovation reporter

The Houston Business Journal has hired Jishnu Nair as its technology and innovation reporter. He will start next week. Nair has been a reporter for Community Impact covering North Houston since July 20201. He previously was a digital content producer for WHP-TV. He holds a degree in newspaper and online journalism from Syracuse University. While there, he […]

WSJ hires Reiser as deputy breaking news editor

The Wall Street Journal has hired Emon Reiser as deputy breaking news editor. She previously had been managing editor of the South Florida Business Journal. Her responsibilities included supervising and editing reporters, and the dissemination of crucial business news across various publishing platforms, including online, mobile, email, print and social media. Reiser was previously the digital editor […]

Baltimore Biz Journal seeks a hospitality and tourism reporter

The Baltimore Business Journal is looking for a hospitality and tourism reporter to join our newsroom and cover some of the region’s most important — and dynamic — industries. Greater Baltimore’s emerging restaurant scene continues to gain traction on a national scale. Tourism, hit hard during the pandemic, is poised to come back with major […]

Louisville Biz First hires Schmidt to cover tech, bourbon and finance

Louisville Business First has hired Stephen Schmidt to cover the technology, bourbon and finance/banking beats. Schmidt has been a freelance writer in Louisville for the past two years. He previously was a writer for St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. He also worked as a science writer at the University of Missouri, a multimedia specialist at […]